Keeping a list of Pokemon TCG sets in order is a bigger job than you’d think. Since the game was first released in 1999, there have been 98 Main Series Expansions and 14 Special Expansions, which means you’ve got to keep track of an enormous amount of cards. Further complicating matters is that each expansion is part of a series, which also has its own code.
List of Pokemon TCG expansions in order
We’ll list each Pokemon TCG set below in order and provide info on which release date it came out and which series it belongs to. Note that this list doesn’t include collaboration sets like the McDonald’s Collection, Trick or Trade, or the POP Series. We’ve only included the Main Series and Special expansions here.
Original Series
- Base Set: January 9, 1999
- Jungle: June 16, 1999
- Fossil: October 10, 1999
- Base Set 2: February 24, 2000
- Team Rocket: April 24, 2000
- Gym Heroes: August 14, 2000
- Gym Challenge: October 16, 2000
Neo Series
- Neo Genesis: December 16, 2000
- Neo Discovery: June 1, 2001
- Neo Revelation: September 21, 2001
- Neo Destiny: February 28, 2002
Legendary Collection
- Legendary Collection: May 24, 2002
e-Card Series
- Expedition Base Set: September 15, 2002
- Aquapolis: January 15, 2003
- Skyridge: May 12, 2003
EX Series
- EX Ruby & Sapphire: July 1, 2003
- EX Sandstorm: September 18, 2003
- EX Dragon: November 24, 2003
- EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua: March 15, 2004
- EX Hidden Legends: June 14, 2004
- EX FireRed & LeafGreen: August 30, 2004
- EX Team Rocket Returns: November 8, 2004
- EX Deoxys: February 14, 2005
- EX Emerald: May 9, 2005
- EX Unseen Forces: August 22, 2005
- EX Delta Species: October 31, 2005
- EX Legend Maker: February 13, 2006
- EX Holon Phantoms: May 3, 2006
- EX Crystal Guardians: August 30, 2006
- EX Dragon Frontiers: November 8, 2006
- EX Power Keepers: February 14, 2007
Diamond & Pearl Series
- Diamond & Pearl: May 23, 2007
- DP Mysterious Treasures: August 22, 2007
- DP Secret Wonders: November 7, 2007
- DP Great Encounters: February 13, 2008
- DP Majestic Dawn: May 21, 2008
- DP Legends Awakened: August 20, 2008
- DP Stormfront: November 5, 2008
Platinum Series
- Platinum: February 11, 2009
- Platinum Rising Rivals: May 16, 2009
- Platinum Supreme Victors: August 19, 2009
- Platinum Arceus: November 4, 2009
HeartGold & SoulSilver Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver: February 10, 2010
- HS Unleashed: May 12, 2010
- HS Undaunted: August 18, 2010
- HS Triumphant: November 3, 2010
- Call of Legends: February 9, 2011
Black & White Series
- Black & White: April 25, 2011
- BW Emerging Powers: August 31, 2011
- BW Noble Victories: November 16, 2011
- BW Next Destinies: February 8, 2012
- BW Dark Explorers: May 9, 2012
- BW Dragons Exalted: August 15, 2012
- Dragon Vault: October 5, 2012
- BW Boundaries Crossed: November 7, 2012
- BW Plasma Storm: February 6, 2013
- BW Plasma Freeze: May 8, 2013
- BW Plasma Blast: August 14, 2013
- BW Legendary Treasures: November 6, 2013
XY Series
- XY: February 5, 2014
- XY Flashfire: May 7, 2014
- XY Furious Fists: August 13, 2014
- XY Phantom Forces: November 5, 2014
- XY Primal Clash: February 4, 2015
- XY Roaring Skies: May 6, 2015
- XY Ancient Origins: August 12, 2015
- XY BREAKthrough: November 4, 2015
- XY BREAKpoint: February 3, 2016
- XY Fates Collide: May 2, 2016
- XY Steam Siege: August 3, 2016
- XY Evolutions: November 2, 2016
Sun & Moon Series
- Sun & Moon: February 3, 2017
- SM Guardians Rising: May 5, 2017
- SM Burning Shadows: August 4, 2017
- SM Crimson Invasion: November 3, 2017
- SM Ultra Prism: February 2, 2018
- SM Forbidden Light: May 4, 2018
- SM Celestial Storm: August 3, 2018
- SM Lost Thunder: November 2, 2018
- SM Team Up: February 1, 2019
- SM Unbroken Bonds: May 3, 2019
- SM Unified Minds: August 2, 2019
- SM Cosmic Eclipse: November 1, 2019
Sword & Shield Series
- Sword & Shield: February 7, 2020
- SS Rebel Clash: May 1, 2020
- SS Darkness Ablaze: August 14, 2020
- SS Vivid Voltage: November 13, 2020
- SS Battle Styles: March 19, 2021
- SS Chilling Reign: June 18, 2021
- SS Evolving Skies: August 27, 2021
- SS Fusion Strike: November 12, 2021
- SS Brilliant Stars: February 25, 2022
- SS Astral Radiance: May 27, 2022
- SS Lost Origin: September 9, 2022
- SS Silver Tempest: November 11, 2022
- SS Crown Zenith: January 20, 2023
Scarlet & Violet Series
- Scarlet & Violet: March 31, 2023
- S&V Paldea Evolved: June 9, 2023
- S&V Obsidian Flames: August 11, 2023
- S&V 151: September 22, 2023
- S&V Paradox Rift: November 3, 2023
- S&V Paldean Fates: January 26, 2024
